Pineapple, Origami, and Dolphin Porn

Origami and dolphin porn represent just two magical moments from the last weekend.

On Saturday, I enjoyed a screening of Pineapple Express courtesy of MJP. It's funny movie with an incredible performance from my favorite doorman Craig Robinson, but you can wait for the dvd. MJP and I discovered that we are capable of giving each other piggy-back rides, knowledge that will definitely come in handy in an emergency.*

On Sunday morning, I took my first Bolt bus ride to New York to visit Quiconque. I assure you that Qui's busted foot is--while far from fully functional--not such a dog as it thinks it is. She showed me how to make an origami star box. We also watched the most sexually charged episode of PBS's Nature since What Females Want. In The Dolphin Defender, correspondent Hardy Jones has got it bad for fin.

On the return ride from New York to Philly, I learned that you'd better be sure you're on the right bus, or you will be thoroughly mocked by the driver. This man has run out of patience for the "Boston People" who will insist on trying to redirect his bus once they notice it is going south.

*P.S. 8/14/2008

The piggy-back ride was a bad idea. Acting like playful people in "a Newport ad"(as MJP put it) can be harmful to your health. The combination of lifting a grown man and riding on a bus for hours set off some kind of nerve compression. Ever since Monday I've had intermittent numbness on the left side of my body. Not to worry. A quick visit to my GP and a condescending resident ("Sometimes our minds play tricks on us," she said. Nice bedside manner, kid.) confirms that my nerves are good enough. The numbness is almost gone now. It completely disappears after a short walk.